noun phrase

noun Grammar.

a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.

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Origin of noun phrase

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby noun phrase

noumenon, noun, noun adjunct, noun clause, noun incorporation, noun phrase, nourice, nourish, nourishing, nourishment, nous
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British Dictionary definitions for noun phrase

noun phrase

noun

grammar a constituent of a sentence that consists of a noun and any modifiers it may have a noun clause, or a word, such as a pronoun, that takes the place of a nounAbbreviation: NP
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